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31. August 2001

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Tôru Takemitsu's November Steps
Lewis Cornwell
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
lcornwell@conmusic.usyd.edu.au, www.usyd.edu.au/su/conmusic
 
Abstract
In November Steps (1967), biwa and shakuhachi are included as soloists along with an orchestra of Western instruments. The juxtaposition of these two groupings of performers from different traditions serves to emphasise disparities between their two aesthetics and challenges the composer who, from the Western perspective, seeks to create from these elements a coherent whole. Takemitsu's strategies both for emphasising difference and for creating cohesion offer insights relevant to the theme of this workshop and provide the focus for this lecture.

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